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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
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The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire

Fariba Amini

People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

02/12/2026 By Middle East Monitor

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

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Anti-Liberal Netanyahu Slams Arab Spring as Anti-Liberal

Anti-Liberal Netanyahu Slams Arab Spring as Anti-Liberal

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he had been right to oppose the forced resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last February and […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Beeman:  Letter from Iran

Beeman: Letter from Iran

This is the second in a series of letters written this week from Iran by University of Minnesota Professor William Beeman. Since Americans hear so […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Things Americans can be Thankful for 2011

Top Ten Things Americans can be Thankful for 2011

News is too often defined as bad news. At a time when many Americans are unemployed or under-employed, or have lost their homes or seen […]

Juan Cole

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Gingrich Urges War with Iran and Skyrocketing Oil Prices

Gingrich Urges War with Iran and Skyrocketing Oil Prices

New Gingrich, sleep-walked into a declaration of war on Iran in last night’s Republican foreign policy debate. Here is the relevant exchange: “BLITZER: The argument, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Protesters Reject Military Concessions, Demand Officers Return to Barracks

Egyptian Protesters Reject Military Concessions, Demand Officers Return to Barracks

On Wednesday morning there were clashes between protesters and the military at the Ministry of Interior, which the interim government feared might be invaded and/or […]

Juan Cole

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Students, Pepper Spray & Class War: Cole in Truthdig

Students, Pepper Spray & Class War: Cole in Truthdig

My column, ” How Students Landed on the Front Lines of a Class War” is out in Truthdig.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Egypt is virtually rudderless as morning breaks on Tuesday. Interim prime minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet tendered their resignations in protest against the use […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

1. Egypt’s security police and other forces are alleged to have killed 13 persons and wounded hundreds more at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo as […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Army vs. People in Egypt

Army vs. People in Egypt

Thousands of protesters in and around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo clashed for a second day on Sunday with Egyptian security forces, with some 18 […]

Juan Cole

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